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How Maya Penn Became One of the Most Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs of Gen Z

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That company is Maya’s Ideas—a sustainable fashion brand Penn started by upcycling old clothing and recycled materials to make tops, hats, scarves and neck warmers. Maya’s Ideas uses organic, recycled and vintage materials to create clothing and accessories. Today, Penn serves as founder and CEO. Photo courtesy of Maya Penn.

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Blog Action Day 2008

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Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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4 Books to Help You Reflect, Replenish and Grow this Month

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Since becoming business partners in 2008 amid the Great Recession, the authors are also co-owners of Utah’s Powder Mountain, the largest ski resort in the U.S., Andy Dunn founded the men’s clothing company Bonobos in 2007 as a student in his second year at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. By Andy Dunn.

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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In 2008, pregnant actress Jessica Alba was washing new baby clothes with a detergent her mother recommended and broke out in hives. Consider How to Integrate Your Personal Passions Into Your Next Professional Move. Sometimes your career pivot might be toward something completely unrelated to your professional experience.

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The Evolution of Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s First Black Winemaker

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His voice unfurls the way a cigar does—first with a larger-than-life expansiveness, filling the room and then dissolving into the fibers of your clothes such that the memory of its presence sticks with you long after you leave. The industry told me in 2008 that I was Oregon’s first Black winemaker,” he says. “I Like, literally.

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This One Question Transformed My Sales Career—and My Life

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I began working and paying for my own clothes and expenses when I was 10 years old, doing odd jobs around the neighborhood. This article was published in June 2008 and has been updated. The Key to Success. I started off in life with few advantages. My father was not always employed and my family never seemed to have any money.

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What to Do When Your Side Hustle Overtakes Your Day Job—Tips from 5 Side-Hustlers-Turned Entrepreneurs

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Simon Alexander Ong was working in the financial industry just before the global financial crisis of 2008. Anna Cargan was a family law solicitor who started a side hustle in the form of Buildabundle , a second-hand children’s clothing shop, and swiftly experienced the stress of an exploding side hustle. “It